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NKevros t1_j9bh8is wrote

I have yet to see Fabelmans yet, but for me I think there's a significant difference from early Spielberg to today's Spielberg. Can't tell if it is just nostalgia glasses or what, but prior to 2000 you could pretty much swear by going to his movies and having a good time.

Within the past 20 years he's been very much hit or miss for me. Perhaps that's just because there have been so many other, better directors to come out that it has exposed that he's a "good" filmmaker and generally not an excellent one.

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chadisdangerous t1_j9bi5ut wrote

I have to disagree, Spielberg was always as inconsistent as he is now. It's just that the highs were higher and those movies stood the test of time.

He made 1941 between Close Encounters and Raiders, he made Always the same year as Last Crusade, The Lost World the year before Saving Private Ryan, etc. And he's still making great movies now, it's just easier to dwell on crap like The BFG or Ready Player One because we're in the middle of it and not looking back 30-40 years.

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Diska_Muse t1_j9bjy9m wrote

Ready Player One and BFG are both good movies.

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